Abalibabiri bakikanayaesya nzwiri syangina minyera wangwe

Those who walk together remind one another; even their hair can sense the leopard.

What it means

People who travel together alert one another to danger. The source gives the lesson as unity: a people who stand together cannot be defeated.

Nande · Central Africa

Source and context

From: Nande, Central Africa

Source: Nande (D.R. Congo, Uganda) oral-tradition proverb (Abalibabiri bakikanayaesya nzwiri syangina minyera wangwe); documented in "A Collection of 100 Nande Proverbs and Wise Sayings" (afriprov.tangaza.ac.ke) — leopard entry

The source explains it: a people united can never be defeated. The wording of the meaning is ours.

Unity

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